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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60759
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 7 FEDORA-2008-2967 (gnome-screensaver)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to gnome-screensaver
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-2967.

Update Information:

Update for advisory CVE-2008-0887
ChangeLog:

* Wed Apr 2 2008 Jon McCann - 2.18.2-4
- Address CVE-2008-0887 (bug 440255)
* Fri Mar 28 2008 Ray Strode - 2.18.2-3
- Address CVE-2007-6389 (bug 426169)

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #435773 - CVE-2008-0887 gnome-screensaver using NIS auth will unlock if NIS goes away
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update gnome-screensaver' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-2967

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.7

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0887
BugTraq ID: 28575
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
http://osvdb.org/35531
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2008:0197
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6389
BugTraq ID: 30096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30096
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00020.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00078.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:135
http://secunia.com/advisories/29666
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
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